The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-10
By the Pals Of a Prisoner Under
Their Charge.
North Carolina Politicians Resort t
Pistols.
Fonr Young Girls Burned in q
School House.
The River at Cincinnati Flooding the
Low Districts.

1 OlcNclduu CApAOod
left the city at 11:25 last night for
| Cleveland. Capt. Hohene and Detec-
tive Hulligan of Cleveland, having re-
ceiVed a reQuisition, determined to
return to Cleveland last night with a
prisoner. Harry McMunn, who was ac-
| cused of having been concerned in the.
recent extensive fur robbery in that
city. Securely handcutfed the pris-
oner was placed On board the train at
the outer depot in Allegheny. The
express sped on and at 2 O'Clock this
morning Alliance, Ohio, was reached.
| at that point five men boarded the
| train, passed through several of the
cars and finally sat down a few
seats from the prisoner and in few
minutes the express continued on its
course. When RaYenna was reached
the five men arose suddenly from their
seats and without warning drew their
revolvers on the officers. Their quick
action gave them the drop" One of
| the men demanded the prisoner, but
instead of complying with the request,
| the officers jumped to their feet and
tried to draw their revolvers. They
were too late. The five men opened
fire on them and Capt. Hohene re-
treated. He tottered over into the
aisle with bullets in his shoulders
and thigh. AS he fell the
gang jumped on him, and
kicked him until he lay as
still as death. When the firing first
commenced Detective Hulligan re-
ceived several bullets in his body, but
still attempted to defend himself, and
another volley was fired at him, until
seven bullets had pierced his body,
when he tottered and fell insensible
into a seat, and was then kicked until
his head was split open. The few pas
sengers that were in the sDoking-car
| became terroriZed and hid under the
seats. An alarm spread to the other
cars and train men and passengers
hurried forward and fEightful scene
six feet apart we're the bodies of Detec-
tive HuIligan and Captain Hohene,
the floor covered with blood, and the
seats in the car near where the shoot
ing had occurred were pierced and
shattered by bullets from five revOly-
ers. The prisOner-rescuers disap-
peared in the excitement, having
them was lost in the dark. The Raw
emma police were notified and the in
jured men made as comfortable as pos
sible and then taken to Cleveland.
MORTALITY WOUNDED.
CHICAGO, Feb. A special from
Raleigh, North Carolina, says: DR.. w:
c. Wilcox is a republican leader of
4 n
the leading democrats of the same
county. During the campaign last
fall bitter feud sprang up between
| the two over the discussion of pollti-
| cal questions. AS the campaign pro-
| crossed it was with the greatest diff
Guilty that duel was prevented.
Wednesday DR.. Wilcox met Baker.
The latter stopped the doctor and told
him that he (Baker) could live no longer
without a settlement of the difficulty
according to the code. Wilcox replied
that he was ready and anxious to ac-
| commodate Baker. Baker asked Will
cox if he was armed. Wilcox answered
yes. Each then pulled a pistol, fif-
/ teen PAGES were marked OFF and the
shooting began. Five rounds were
! fired and on the last round Baker was
shot through the head and mortally
wounded. Wilcox had two bullet holes
in his hat and one in his coat.
| HORSE THIEF CONFEssES.
NICKERsoN, Kas. Feb. 3.-During
| the spring of 1885 valuable team of
horses belonging to j. D. Rex, Santa Fe
stock agent at this place, was stolen.
Suspicion pointed strongly to Dick
| through Kingman county to the Indian
| territory, where all trace of him was
lost. Word was received to-day from
| Little Rock, Ark, that Simpson was
arrested there Sunday and confessed
the theft. A United States marshal is
on his way here with the prisoner.
FOUR GIRLS PERISH.
MONTREAL, Feb. A school house
at st. Emonique was destroyed by fire
Wednesday night, and four young
girls who were in it persisted in the
flames. Three of them were sisters,
aged 10, IL and II years, daughters of
Mr.. Ambrose of st. Emonique, and an
other young girl, the daughter of Jo-
seph Forget. They slept in the place
and during the night the school mis-
treSs, it appears, was absent and the
place took fire and was burned to the
ground. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. The charred remains of tbs
four girls were found among the ashee.
CARING FOR THE WOUNDED
| CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 4.-The train
bearing the two wounded men arrived
in Cleveland about 7:30 this morning.
At the depot an ambulance and large
easy spring covered wagon were in
waiting. Capt. Hohene was placed in
the wagon and sent to the city hospital
while the ambulance took Hulligan to
his home, corner of Bond and Lake
streets. On arriving at the hospital
the house physician examined Capt.
Hohene's wounds. The brave officer
was shot in the hip. The bullet
passed lengthWiSe down his leg and
Embedded itself in the flesh. Another
bullet took effect in the left arm. pass
ing from the wrist upwards and came
out at the elbow. He also received a Sc
we're cut in the head. Hulligan had
four cuts in the head. One was made
by coupling pin and this it is feared
fractured the skull. One ear was also
half cut off. Physicians think Captain
Hohene may recover, although his in
juries are very serious. Detective
Hulligan's condition is very critical
and if Inflammation sets in he vii
die. One of the burglars was shot but
his pals carried him from the trair
.. and made their escape.
KRUG HELD FOR TRIAL.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The coroner
: jury in the case of Lucy Heidelmeyel
, brought in verdict today, declarin:
she had died from arsenical poisoning
E and recommending that he
: step father. Lawrence Krug
! be held to the grand jury
Krug married three times within tw,
suddenly and mysteriously, the sam
/ as his stepdaughter. Their lives wer
I all insured in Krug's favor.
FROM CINCINNATI.
l CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 4.-The riv
Q er reached ffty-four feet and ST
d inches at 10 o'clock tins morning, an
: is still rising at the rate of an inch a.
hour. Access to the central passen
ger depot is now cut of and the Cir
e cinnati Southern, Cincinnati s. II
e dianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago, s.Ohi
n & Mississippi, Bee Line, New YorE
: Pennsylvania s. Ohio, Cincinnati
= Washington s. Baltimore, Columbus
Cincinnati and Midland roads al
compelled to discharge and receiy
passengers at the. Eighth street eros.
Ie ing. Freight movements are also 5.
# riously endangered and little MOI
rise win cut of some of the freigf
I, depots. Disastrous foods are reporte
8. in the Big Sandy, Little Milan
It and Licking rivers. at Falmouth, o
a the latter river, distilleries and sa
mills and other manufactures are sui
merged and many bridges and tllrl
L pixies were carried away throughoI
q the country. At Butler, Kentuck
is the Licking was within a few incii
AZ of the highest mark known, which V;
1e in 1854. AT Newport, Kentucky, the
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